Hose-supporter



E. BETTINGER.

HOSE SUPPORTER.

vAPPLICATION FILED sEPT.14, x91?.

Patented De@.14,1920.

ZI/z'zizesses `UNITED sTATEs\ Pa'rlarrrl OFFICE.

EMMA BET'IINGER, 0F BOONVILLE, INDIANA.

HOSE-SUPPORTEB.

1,362,556. sreiicltill f Letter! lmlt-I Patented Dec. 14, 1920.

' Application led September 14,' 1917. Serial'lo. 191,880.

To all 'whom t may concern.' Fig. 4 is another side elevation showing Be it known that I, EMMA BErrINGER, a the device upon a sitting figure. citizen of the United States, residin at Referring more particularly to the draw- Boonville, in the county of Warrick, .State ings, 1 represents a band of flexible material 5\of Indiana, have invented certain new and which is adapted to go around the waist, 60 useful Improvements in Hose-Supporters; the band having its ends meeting at the and 'I do hereby declare the followlng to be back, where they are laced, clasped,` 4or a full, clear, and exact description of the otherwise suitably fastened. Where clasps invention, such as will enable others skilled are used, they are secured to the ends of a in the art to which it appertains to make number of longitudinally extended strips of 65 and use the same. tape 2 which are sewed inside of the belt or This invention relates to hose supporters band 1, to prevent stretching, and also preand is particularly designed for use by serve the necessary degree of shaping rewomen. As isl well known to those skilled quired to make the device a waist fitting in the art, the tearing of hose by the ordigarment. 70 4nary arrangement of hose supporters is due The belt l is com arativel wide, so as to the fact that when the wearer is in to well cover the sma l of the ack, and also seated position the front edge of the hose the abdominal ortion of the body, and at is nearer to the waist line than the back the sides over tlie hips is downwardly elonedge while when the wearer erects herself, gated in comparatively wide tabs 3. These 75 the front edge moves away from the waist tabs 3 are not only wide enough so that line while the rear edge moves toward the their ends lie forwardl and rearwardly of waist line. Therefore, if with the usual arthe hip joint, but are a so long enough that rangement of hose supporters attached to their lower ends extend slightly below the the front and rear edge portions of a corhi joint. 80 set, the elastics are under proper tension to ach corner of the tabs 3 has secured support the hose when the wearer is erect, thereto the elastic straps 4 and 5 carrying the elastic of the front supporter is too loose the clasps 6 and 7 which may be of any apand the elastic of the rear supporter too proved type, and are thereby so positioned l tight when the wearer is seated.l This eXcesthat when vertically suspended they will 85 sive tightness of the rear supporter tears engage the top of the stocking to the front the hose at the rear end if the front supand the rear of a vertical line dropped from porter is sufficiently tight vto properly hold the hip line. the hose when the wearer is seated, the pull The supporter as described when fitted is so increased when the wearer stands up, about the wearers waist securely and com- 90 as to tear the hose. fortably supports the hose, when the wearer It is the object of the present invention is in a standing position, as shown in Fig. 1. to provide an arrangement in' which the When the wearer assumes a sitting position, stocking engaging members while having the forward edges of the tabs 3 swing for'-l 40 individual elastics, will both be positioned wardly each upon theaXi's which coincides 95 directly below the hip joint of the wearer. withrthe hip joint, and in substantial aline- Then as the wearer sits and stands, the ment therewith the elastic 4 will also swing upper ends of the elastics being practically forwardly. As each tab 3 swings forat the hip 'oint, swing substantially at the wardly, it tendsto fold upon a line midway hip joint. ow the upper edge of the hose between the lelastics and passin substan- 10o does not vary its position with respect to tially through the hip joint of t e wearer, the hip joint as it does with respect to the as clearly shown in Fig. 4. This causes the waist line and hence the pull on the two longitudinal axes of the elastics 4 and 5 to elastics does not change and as a result, converge somewhat more sharply than they tearing does not occur.

AIn the drawings Fig. 1. When the tabs swing forwardly, Figure 1 is a partial side view of a human k as when the wearer is seated, as shown in figure showing the device in use, 4,- the continuation of the aXes of each Fig. 2 is a front view of the device, side pair of elastics intersect practically at Fig. 3 is a rear view thereof, and the'V hip joint. Thus, as the wearer Swings 110 do when' the wearer is erect las shown in 105 her-legs forwardly and rearwardl of the tensions of the elasti'cs and no jerking on the stockings with consequent tearing of the stockings and discomfort.'4 Upon reference to Fig. 1 it will be noted-that the members 6 and 7 are initially engaged with the vstock-l ing so that when the wearer' stands erect the elastics converge substantially to the hip joint. Thus, the hose. are properly and comfortably secured at all times.

The supporter, by its structure may be worn without the consciousness of thev wearer, and provides an adequate substitute .for the supporters usually carried by corsets -for the use of those women and young irls who do not wear corsets. Furthermoregthe device acts, to a certain degree as a substitute for corsets in the supporting el'l'ect which it has upon a wearers waist line.

`What I claim as myinvention is A hose supporter consisting of a belt adapted to fit with its vupper edge above the hip joint of the wearer andhaving at each side a tab that depends to an extent sufiicient to lie with its lower edge sli below the hip joint of the wearer, the ower edge of each tab being of sufficient length to extend slightly forwardl and rearwardly from a vertical line ropped from the hip joint of the wearer whenv erect, a pair of elastic strips secured to the lower htly 4 edge portion of each tab in position to depend at opposite sides of a vertical line dropped from the hip joint of the wearer,

\each tab between the points of attachment bf the elastic strips being foldable under the infiuence of bringingtogether of the upper end portions of the elastic strips, whereby the longitudinal axes of each pair of elastic strips may intersect at `all times at a point substantially in the continuation `of the axis of the hip joint of the wearer, whereby to support hose with substantially constant pull in different bodily positions of the wearer. In testimony whereof, I affix my' signature in the presence of -two witnesses.

EMMA BETTINGER. Witnesses WESLEY ROBERTS, JOHN LU'rz. 

